AUGUSTA — LD 1895, An Act Regarding the Procurement of Energy from Offshore Wind Resources, has been approved in a divided report by the Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee and
A bill to jumpstart a new offshore wind industry for Maine has been approved by the Energy, Utilities, and Technology Committee and now heads to the full Legislature for consideration.
A provision negotiated with lobstering groups would avoid conflicts within a key lobstering ground. The goal is to install 3,000 megawatts of offshore wind energy by 2040.
"By embracing clean energy technologies like offshore wind, we can significantly reduce our carbon footprint and rid ourselves of our dependency on dirty fossil fuels."
L.D. 1818 and L.D. 1895 will put our priorities and our ideals into law and ensure that offshore wind is implemented in a way that doesn’t compromise our state’s values.